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Pakistan seeks fresh start with Japan to boost economic links
Read more: Pakistan seeks fresh start with Japan to boost economic linksThis comes amid Islamabad’s effort to engage more Asian nations and diversify trade partnerships beyond China.
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AI boom could widen inequality worldwide, with Asia most at risk: UN agency report
Read more: AI boom could widen inequality worldwide, with Asia most at risk: UN agency reportJobs held by women are nearly twice as exposed to automation, while youth employment is declining in high-AI-exposure roles, according to the United Nations Development Programme.
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Commentary: Why fears about Japan going nuclear are likely overblown
Read more: Commentary: Why fears about Japan going nuclear are likely overblownThe atomic weapons taboo remains just that, says this Seoul-based analyst.
Thailand
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Butterfly season returns to Korat dam
Read more: Butterfly season returns to Korat damNAKHON RATCHASIMA – Swarms of butterflies have returned to the shores of Lam Chae Dam reservoir, creating a striking natural display that is drawing visitors as the annual “butterfly season” begins.
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DNA matching needed to ID burnt level-crossing crash victims
Read more: DNA matching needed to ID burnt level-crossing crash victimsPolice need DNA matching with relatives to identify the eight deceased victims of Saturday’s frightful train-bus collision in Bangkok because their bodies were so badly burnt.
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Thai cannabis shops given 3 years to transform to clinics
Read more: Thai cannabis shops given 3 years to transform to clinicsThe Ministry of Public Health has begun a full transition to ensuring cannabis use in Thailand will be for medicinal purposes only, allowing dispensaries a three-year timeframe to convert into medical clinics in order to continue operating.
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Historic Artemis lunar mission lifts off successfully
Read more: Historic Artemis lunar mission lifts off successfullyKENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – Four astronauts blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket Wednesday on a long-anticipated journey around the Moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.
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Finance minister expects fuel price relief soon
Read more: Finance minister expects fuel price relief soonThe Thai government is preparing to cut domestic fuel prices by targeting what it describes as “unnecessary” cost components in the national pricing structure.
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Pakistan seeks fresh start with Japan to boost economic links
Read more: Pakistan seeks fresh start with Japan to boost economic linksThis comes amid Islamabad’s effort to engage more Asian nations and diversify trade partnerships beyond China.
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AI boom could widen inequality worldwide, with Asia most at risk: UN agency report
Read more: AI boom could widen inequality worldwide, with Asia most at risk: UN agency reportJobs held by women are nearly twice as exposed to automation, while youth employment is declining in high-AI-exposure roles, according to the United Nations Development Programme.
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Governors can declare disaster sites
Read more: Governors can declare disaster sitesProvincial governors have the authority to declare their provinces disaster zones amid rising levels of air pollution, says Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
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Power bills to rise only 1.8%
Read more: Power bills to rise only 1.8%Electricity tariffs in Thailand will rise by only 1.8% for the May-August period, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced on Wednesday.
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From garage to tech titan: Apple turns 50
Read more: From garage to tech titan: Apple turns 50In early 1976 in California, Steve Wozniak had just completed the design of a computer circuit board he intended to share with fellow hobbyists at a local club. His friend Steve Jobs also saw a business opportunity to manufacture and sell the boards, and thus Apple was born.